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Loren Gray

American singer who was once the most followed person on TikTok

Did you know? She held the record for most TikTok followers until 2020.

Loren Gray Beech (born April 19, 2002) is an American social media personality, singer, and songwriter. Gray rose to prominence in 2015 on the video sharing app, Musical.ly.

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Fatou Jallow

Fatou A. "Toufah" Jallow (born April 19, 1996 in Soma) is a Gambian beauty queen. She became known in 2014 for her accusations of rape and sexual harassment against Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.

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Marko Arnautović

Professional footballer who is the all-time record goalscorer for Austria

Did you know? He is fluent in several languages, including German, Serbian, and English, having played for clubs in multiple European countries during his career.

Marko Arnautović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Арнаутовић; born 19 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.

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Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player who won Wimbledon at 17 and completed a career Grand Slam with five major titles

Did you know? She moved to Florida with her father when she was young, arriving with only a few hundred dollars and no English skills.

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Шарапова, romanized: Mariya Yuryevna Sharapova, pronounced; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.

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Joe Hart

Former England international goalkeeper

Did you know? He holds the joint record for the most Premier League Golden Glove awards, winning the trophy four times during his career.

Charles Joseph John Hart (born 19 April 1987) is an English football pundit, coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently the goalkeeper coach of EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town.

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Hayden Christensen

Canadian actor who played Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars films

Did you know? He was discovered at the age of seven after his older sister was cast in a commercial and he tagged along to the set.

Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in the Star Wars media franchise.

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Dmytro Kuleba

Ukrainian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs

Did you know? He is one of the youngest people ever to hold the position of foreign minister in Ukrainian history.

Dmytro Ivanovych Kuleba (Ukrainian: Дмитро Іванович Кулеба; born 19 April 1981) is a Ukrainian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was concurrently a member of the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine.

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Catalina Sandino Moreno

Colombian actress who earned an Oscar nomination for her very first film role, as a teenage drug mule in Maria Full of Grace

Did you know? She was the first Colombian actor to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She gained recognition for her leading titular performance in Maria Full of Grace (2004), which earned her the Silver Bear for Best Actress and a nomination for the Academy Award in the same category.

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Kate Hudson

Oscar-nominated actress known for the film Almost Famous

Did you know? Beyond her acting career, she co-founded a popular activewear brand and has authored several lifestyle books.

Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films.

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James Franco

American actor and filmmaker known for 127 Hours and Milk

Did you know? He once worked at a McDonald's drive-thru where he would practice different foreign accents while serving customers.

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

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Laura Lopes

Laura Rose Lopes (née Parker Bowles; born 19 April 1978) is an English art curator.

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Rivaldo

Brazilian footballer who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or

Did you know? He overcame severe childhood poverty and physical ailments, including bow-leggedness, to become one of the greatest players of his generation.

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese:; born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played primarily as an attacking midfielder or second striker, while also operating as a left winger.

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Susan Polgar

Chess grandmaster and former Women's World Chess Champion

Did you know? Her father trained her and her sisters in chess from a very young age as part of an educational experiment.

Susan Polgar (born April 19, 1969, as Polgár Zsuzsanna and often known as Zsuzsa Polgár) is a Hungarian-American chess grandmaster. Polgár was Women's World Chess Champion from 1996 to 1999.

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Mswati III

King of Eswatini and Africa's last absolute monarch

Did you know? He is known for choosing a new bride each year at the traditional Umhlanga reed dance ceremony.

Mswati III (born Makhosetive Dlamini; 19 April 1968) is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family since 1986. He is the head of an absolute monarchy, holding executive authority over all branches of government and constitutionally immune from prosecution.

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Ashley Judd

American actress known for films such as Double Jeopardy and Heat

Did you know? Beyond her acting career, she is an avid humanitarian and has worked as a Global Ambassador for a non-profit international health organisation.

Ashley Tyler Ciminella (born April 19, 1968), known professionally as Ashley Judd, is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists, and is a daughter of singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of singer Wynonna Judd.

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Gustavo Petro

Former guerrilla fighter who became the first leftist President of Colombia

Did you know? During his time as Mayor of Bogotá, he introduced environmental reforms including the replacement of horse-drawn carriages with electric trucks.

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician and economist who served as the 35th president of Colombia from 2022 to 2026. He founded and leads the political party Historic Pact (PH) and is considered the first, and so far only, left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.

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Mukesh Ambani

Indian business tycoon and chairman of Reliance Industries

Did you know? He lives in one of the world's most expensive private residences, a 27-storey skyscraper in Mumbai called Antilia.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, the largest public company in India by market capitalisation in 2025.

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Tim Curry

Actor known for playing Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Did you know? He provided the voice for the character of Nigel Thornberry in the popular children's animated series The Wild Thornberrys.

Timothy James Curry (19 April 1946 – 25 August 2026) was an English actor, comedian and singer who amassed more than 240 credits on screen and stage in a career which spanned nearly 60 years. Curry made his acting debut in the West End production of Hair (1968–1969) and gained wide recognition for portraying Dr.

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Ali Khamenei

Shia cleric who succeeded Ayatollah Khomeini as Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989, after serving as the country's president

Did you know? He survived an assassination attempt early in his career that left his right arm permanently paralysed.

Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination by Israeli airstrikes in 2026.

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Joseph Estrada

Former Philippine president and popular action film star

Did you know? He used his nickname 'Erap', which is a reversal of the Tagalog word for friend, throughout his career in both cinema and politics.

Joseph Ejercito Estrada (born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino retired politician and former actor who served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 until his removal from office in 2001.

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Jayne Mansfield

American actress and 1950s Hollywood sex symbol

Did you know? She was a musician who played both the piano and the violin and reportedly had a very high IQ.

Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life.

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Fernando Botero

Colombian artist known for paintings and sculptures of oversized figures

Did you know? He briefly trained as a matador before deciding to pursue a career in art instead.

Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian painter and sculptor. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece.

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Erich Hartmann

German fighter pilot and the highest-scoring ace in aviation history

Did you know? After the war, he spent ten years in Soviet prisoner-of-war camps before finally being released and returning to Germany.

Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993), nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions.

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Glenn Theodore Seaborg

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who discovered several transuranium elements

Did you know? He was the first person to have a chemical element named after them while they were still alive.

Glenn Theodore Seaborg ( SEE-borg; April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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